Playbook Radio #169: Your Calling is Calling You

Playbook Radio #169: Your Calling is Calling You

From Playbook Radio by Martin Williams

December 6, 2025 · 24 min

About this episode

Martin Williams discusses the importance of pursuing your calling and addresses common excuses that prevent people from stepping into their purpose.

Playbook Radio #168: Your Calling is Calling You Feeling stuck at a job that doesn't fulfill you? Martin Williams speaks from the heart about why pursuing your calling isn't optional—it's essential. Without notes or script, Martin addresses the three biggest excuses that keep people from stepping into their purpose: being too young, too old, or not having enough money. Your Calling Serves Others Your calling isn't just about you—it's about the people who need what you have to offer The wisdom and experiences you're keeping bottled up could help others avoid pain or find breakthrough For every negative comment, there are 10 people quietly listening and benefiting from your message The Top 3 Excuses (And Why They're Wrong): "I'm Too Young/Inexperienced" Story: A young man in his early 20s convinced corporations to fund cleaning the Mississippi River When you take yourself seriously, others will too 12-year-olds have million-dollar businesses—age is not the barrier "I'm Too Old" David Price quit his corporate job in his late 30s to become a meteorologist, worked his way up from small markets to CBS New York's national morning show Colonel Sanders started in his 60s, Grey Goose…

People in this episode

Hosts: Martin Williams, Martin

Topics covered

  • calling
  • purpose
  • excuses
  • self-improvement

Keywords

  • career
  • fulfillment
  • motivation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: I'm Too Young/Inexperienced", I'm Too Old

Places: the Mississippi River

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